Chapter 23: Adding to the chaos
"What the second sister-in-law said was...... Is it a matter of the inner school? Mo Shi had forgotten a little, but after Dong's reminder, he remembered it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Yes, this is a harmless thing for the nine girls, how did you discuss it with the third brother?" Dong raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Hey...... This matter made the second sister-in-law worry again, I think it's okay, but my lord thinks that the rules of the nine girls are not very good, and the fear of getting into trouble in the palace makes the second sister-in-law worried. "Mo Shi said according to the words agreed with his master before.
"Oh, why are you and the third brother so cautious people, didn't I say it, this inner school is a place to learn the rules, think about it, when the nine girls are older, they must choose the right people to marry, and if the nine girls have entered the inner school, then the choice is not greater, and the identity can be higher, this is what many families think, you and the third brother can't be lazy." Seeing that Mo didn't want to say more, Dong started chattering anxiously again.
The daylight outside was also a lot thinner, Yan Ruojiu crossed the threshold and entered the courtyard with a burden, Ye Qing happened to come out of the east side house just after packing, and when he looked up, he saw Yan Ruojiu holding the burden, so he hurriedly greeted it, took the burden and said: "The girl is back, where is this, why are you still holding such a big burden?" ā
Yan Ruojiu took a breath and smiled: "I'm going to the library." ā
"Library?" Ye Qing was puzzled: "Doesn't the girl have to go to school?" ā
"Hey, I'm not going to school to study, I'm just going to help Brother Ziran." Yan Ruojiu said as she walked into the house.
Ye Qing hugged the burden and followed behind for a long time before he said, "Is that the son Ran that you often say?" ā
"That's right." Yan Ruojiu picked up the curtain and let Ye Qing into the house, then stroked the beads of sweat on her forehead and asked, "Is my mother in the house?" ā
Ye Qing put down the burden, handed over the handkerchief and said: "Madame hasn't gone out much for a day, she is busy with needlework in the house, but half an hour ago, the second lady from the east courtyard came over, and she will be talking to Madame in the house, girl, do you want to go in and meet?" ā
"The second aunt is here?" Yan Ruojiu stopped and was about to go to the main house, then took two steps back and tilted her head and thought for a while before asking, "Do you know what the second aunt and mother are talking about?" ā
"This slave really doesn't know much, but I heard Sister Xiang'er, who just went in to serve tea, said that it seemed to be talking about some interesting things in the palace, but she didn't hear too much." Ye Qing handed over another cup of tea and said, "Girl, eat a cup of tea to moisten your throat first, and rest for a while." ā
Yan Ruojiu took the teacup and took a few bites, then gasped and said, "Whew...... Since my mother and second aunt are talking, then I still don't bother, I'd better help Brother Ziran finish copying the book first. ā
After that, Yan Ruojiu put down the tea cup in his hand, carried the burden to the partitioned study, and instructed as he walked: "Ye Qing, help me grind some ground." ā
"Ah, yes, girl." Ye Qing also immediately followed into the study.
Yan Ruojiu spread out the burden, took out a stack of loose pages from it, carefully placed them on the desk, lined them up one by one, and then took out a stack of gold-inlaid paperpaper from the side of the desk, and also laid it out, then picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, leaned down and transcribed it stroke by stroke.
Ye Qing was quietly grinding the ink on the side, and from time to time his eyes still glanced at the bookmark paper under Yan Ruojiu's hand, where it had already been written, Ye Qing looked at it and unconsciously whispered: "Ask what the love in the world is, and teach life and death to make a promise." There are double flyers in the south and the north, and the old wings have been cold and hot several times. Happy and fun, parting bitter, there are even more crazy children. You should have words, thousands of miles of stratus clouds, thousands of mountains and twilight snow, only the shadow to whom. Hengfen Road ......"
"You know the word?" Hearing Ye Qing's voice, Yan Ruojiu stopped writing and asked.
"It's just that I've read it, and I'm not familiar with it, but I saw the girl writing it today and felt very familiar, which bothered the girl." Ye Qing saw that Yan Ruojiu had stopped writing, and said a little embarrassed.
"Hehe, not really, but you can read so smoothly, I'm afraid you only know a few words, right?" Yan Ruojiu continued to write, and asked as if unintentionally.
"The slave maid only read a few years of books when she was a child, and this is to the extent that she can recognize some words, as for the poems and songs, the slave maid didn't have the opportunity to contact them, but she also secretly read some when she was helping in the academy, and today this poem happens to be read by me, so it is familiar, but it makes the girl laugh." Ye Qing was still neither humble nor arrogant, and explained unhurriedly.
After Yan Ruojiu wrote a page, he stopped the pen on the inkstone, picked up the page that had just been transcribed and said with a smile: "In this way, we Ye Qing are still people who like to read." ā
"If you have the opportunity, it's not a bad thing to read and write more." Ye Qing said with a smile.
"Well, if you like it, as long as you have time, you can take the books in this study and read them." Yan Ruojiu is very generous.
"Thank you, girl." Ye Qing is really grateful.
"Hehe, what's polite, it's your reward for helping me." Yan Ruojiu blinked her eyes and smiled proudly.
"Help? Reward? If the girl has anything to say, why should she talk about helping and rewarding? Ye Qing was puzzled.
"Hehe, this is different, you are my person, you should help me do things, but Brother Ziran is something else, so I want to be rewarded." Yan Ruojiu tilted her head and smiled while blowing on the notebook in her hand.
"Zi Ran Gongzi, when did the slave help Zi Ran Gongzi?" I haven't even seen it, so how can I still help? Ye Qing became more and more confused.
Yan Ruojiu grinned and said, "I'm going to help now." ā
"Now?" Ye Qing looked around a little confused, as if to confirm what he needed her help with.
After Yan Ruojiu put down the air-dried notebook in his hand, he took out a small box of white cylindrical strips and handed it to Ye Qingdao: "Oh, I'm going to transcribe all of this today, and I'm going to wax them all, you can also see it, this pile I am going to write until the second half of the night, and then apply wax, then I don't want to sleep tonight, so, the transcription is up to me, you can help me lightly apply a layer of protective wax to the transcribed notepaper, how about it, you can still help with this favor, right?" ā
"Wax?" Ye Qing looked at the box in his hand and was a little stunned.
"Yes, the wax is there to protect the pages, it's a special book wax, just roll it a few times like this." Yan Ruojiu demonstrated the Tao first.
"But won't the paper be too dry and cracked?" Ye Qing was a little worried when he saw Yan Ruojiu acting like this.
"No, this method can be both moisture-proof and moth-proof, which is a common method for the protection of ancient books, and these special waxes also put special incense powder, which can also suppress some ink smell, after all, not everyone thinks that ink is fragrant." Yan Ruojiu handed the paper and wax to Ye Qing and said, "You try, it's still very simple, but you have to be patient." ā
Ye Qing took the paper and wax, and carefully painted it according to Yan Ruojiu's method, which was very cherished.
Yan Ruojiu looked at Ye Qing's serious appearance and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, if I have your help, I can help Brother Ziran transcribe some more books, well, you can paint on this end, I will write on this end, everyone works together, well, the task is heavy and the time is tight, we have to work hard." ā
"Hmm...... Yes, girl. Ye Qing couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Yan Ruojiu's trusting and mischievous eyes.
Not long after, Yan Ruojiu and Ye Qing's master and servant gradually got better, and their cooperation became more and more tacit, until dinner time, if it wasn't for the Mo clan sending people to urge them several times, Yan Ruojiu and Ye Qing would have been able to continue like this.
Mo Shi urged many times, Yan Ruojiu stopped writing, simply cleaned up and went to the main house, Ye Qing, as a personal maid, naturally followed to serve.
As soon as Yan Ruojiu entered the house, Mo Shi was a little anxious and said, "Didn't you come back a long time ago, why are you still grinding until now?" ā
Yan Ruojiu frowned, and then explained with a smile: "I came back a long time ago, but then my mother was talking to the second aunt, and my daughter thought that it would be good not to disturb, this is not just copying books in the house, this copy is a little forgotten time, so that my mother has been waiting for a long time." ā
Mo Shi was a little helpless and said: "What kind of book can make you, a girl who can't sit still, so wasteful about sleeping and eating?" ā
"It's nothing, it's just some scattered nameless poems, which were copied by Brother Ziran." Yan Ruojiu sat down and asked, "Dad, aren't you coming back today?" ā
Mo smiled and said with a chopstick dish for Yan Ruojiu: "Your father has just set a rank and official position, so naturally there are some socializers, and he has already said hello, but you, a girl's family, are busier than your father as an official." ā
"Mother...... Whining...... This dish is so delicious, you can eat it too, come! Yan Ruojiu didn't want to be nagged during the meal, so she immediately flatteringly took a chopstick dish and put it in the Mo's bowl, hoping to eat quietly.
As soon as Mo Shi saw his girl's reaction, he knew that he didn't want her to say it again, so Mo Shi had no choice but to sigh helplessly, shake his head and pick up the bowl.
Yan Ruojiu took two bites before remembering and said, "Ye Qing, you have to help me in a while, you can go down and eat quickly, my mother and I don't need you to serve you." ā
"Don't worry, girl, after serving you and your wife, it's not too late for the slave and maid to go again." Although Yan Ruojiu took good care of her, Ye Qing still knew the importance of the rules.
"Ye Qing, go ahead, there's nothing big here, Xiang'er, Shen'er have also gone down, you don't have to wait in front of you, the girl will have something to find you in a while, you should be busy again, go down and eat." Mo also smiled and spoke.
"yes, go ahead." Yan Ruojiu commanded.
"Then thank you to the lady and the girl, and the slave and maid will go down first." Ye Qing put down the work he was doing, saluted and respectfully withdrew.
Yan Ruojiu accompanied Mo Shi and his younger brother to eat comfortably, and halfway through the meal, Mo Shi asked while scooping soup for Yan Ruojiu: "You went to Ziran again today?" ā
Yan Ruojiu swallowed the food in her mouth and nodded: "My daughter can only go to Brother Ziran, I only know Brother Ziran in this capital." ā
"And what have you done today?" Mohs asked.
"It's the same as before, it's just to help Brother Ziran repair books." Yan Ruojiu replied nonchalantly while picking up vegetables.
"Don't make trouble for your brother Ziran, it's about to take the test, you should bother your brother Ziran less in the days to come, and go again until the test is over." Mo Shi went around for a long time before he commanded.
"How could my daughter cause trouble for Brother Ziran? I just knew that he was going to try, and there wasn't much time, so I helped him fix the book. Yan Ruojiu was a little unhappy, and the lotus root at the entrance was bitten rattle.